Three family members of political workers from the opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were forcibly disappeared in June 2024. Two brothers of PTI member Azhar Mashwani – Professors Mazhar-ul-Hassan and Zahoor-ul-Hassan – as well as Shahbaz Gill’s brother, Ghulam Shabbir, were disappeared on 6 June and 9 June respectively. The whereabouts of all three individuals remain unknown despite their families’ efforts to locate them by approaching the police and the court. A pattern of enforced disappearance is emerging, seemingly to intimidate those living abroad who are critical of the Pakistani government and the military. The government of Pakistan must immediately disclose their whereabouts and ensure an effective, independent, and impartial investigation into these disappearances.
